Because the world’s high marathoners have been making noise in Tokyo, South Africa’s Stephen Mokoka quietly broke the 50K world document in 2:40:13 on the Nedbank Runified 50K in Gqeberha, South Africa.
The three-time Olympian has been operating marathons for greater than a decade however made historical past in his first 50K race. Mokoka got here by way of the marathon checkpoint in 2:15:16 earlier than closing the ultimate eight kilometres in 25 minutes to interrupt the earlier world document of two:42:07 that was set by Ethiopia’s Ketema Negasa on the identical occasion final 12 months.
Mokoka isn’t any stranger to the world stage, as he’s had three top-10 world championship finishes prior to now 5 years at world marathon and half marathon championships, together with his high end being fifth on the 2019 World Championships in Doha, Qatar.
In 2021, World Athletics determined so as to add the 50K distance to the checklist of occasions through which world data are acknowledged, as a result of rising reputation of 50K street races. A number of weeks later, the inaugural 50K world document was set by Negasa on the 2021 Nedbank Runified race.
Canada’s Marco Arop wins his first 800m race of the season
On the Adam Sanford Professional meet on the Armory Monitor and Area Centre in New York Metropolis, Canada’s indoor 800m document holder made his 2022 800m debut. Arop received the race in 1:46.66 to handily beat Kenya’s Michael Saruni and Puerto Rico’s Ryan Sanchez. This occasion was a tune-up for Arop, as he’ll characterize Canada within the 800m on the World Indoor Championships in Serbia later this month.
Evan Dunfee runs private greatest at World Race Strolling Workforce Championships
The Olympic bronze medallist within the 50K race stroll set a private greatest time within the 35K on the World Race Strolling Workforce Championships in Muscat, Oman. Dunfee simply missed the rostrum, crossing the end line in seventh in 2:38:08. Sweden’s Perseus Karlstrom received the race in a course document time of two:36:14, whereas Spain took house the group championship with 4 athletes ending contained in the top-20.
Joshua Cheptegei runs 10K world lead however misses the world document in France
In his first race of 2022, the world 10,000m document holder Joshua Cheptegei received the Cannes 10K in 26:49.
This race marked Cheptegei’s begin to his 2022 season. Earlier than the Cannes occasion, the 5,000 and 10,000m world document holder had not raced since August, when he received the two-mile race on the Prefontaine Traditional in Oregon.
Cheptegei, 25, beat Kenya’s Samuel Habtom, who got here a distant second in 27 minutes and 51 seconds, whereas Uganda’s Abel Sikowo got here third, posting 27.58 minutes. After successful the race, Cheptegei mentioned to the media that the race win will give him additional confidence going into the out of doors monitor season.
